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- 1. Multiple Choice
In "Shoofly Pie", where was Riyad at the beginning of the story?"
Washing dishes in the back of the restaurant
Out of the country at his father's funeral
In New York City with his new bride
Meeting with an architect about expanding the restaurant
- 2. Multiple Choice
In "The Possibility of Evil", why did Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Harper react strangely when Miss Strangeworth came into the grocery store?
She was asking for a food item they never carried in stock
They were afraid of her for some reason and didn't want to anger her
He failed to remind her to purchase green beans
She wanted plastic sacks, and all he ever had in stock were paper sacks
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why was Mattie grieving as the story began?
She'd just lost the baby she was pregnant with
She'd just lost her job at the bank
The dishwasher, Sergio, wasn't interested in her
Her mother had recently passed away
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was wrong with the letters Miss Strangeworth was writing?
They were printed in caps, unsigned, and didn't always represent the truth
They were returned because she forgot to put stamps on them
They were each dropped outside the post office before being mailed
They were all written to tourists, and none to townsfolks
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a "foil" in literature?
A person who willingly takes a fall for someone else who's in trouble
A character who provides a striking contrast to another character
Someone who seems bright and shiny on the outside, but who is dark and evil on the inside
A person another character sets up for trouble
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which word doesn't belong with the other three?
Disinterested
Infatuated
Lovesick
Smitten
- 7. Multiple Choice
What kind of person is Mattie in "Shoofly Pie"?
She longs to date Sergio, the dishwasher, and finally hooks up with him
She wants to be boss and wants others to obey her
She is kind, quiet, resourceful, and cares about others
She has very little drive and lets people walk all over her
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does Miss Strangeworth never give away her roses?
She needs to sell them to have money to live
She only wants them at her house and nowhere else
The tourists who come through say they smell funny
She is afraid if she does, all of her roses will vanish.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why does Mattie decide to work at the restaurant?
She needs a distraction so she can get over her mother's death
They offered her a job if she would give them her recipe for Shoofly Pie
She wants to date Sergio, the dishwasher, because she loves his surfer body and long blond hair
She's pregnant and needs money to pay for the baby's birth
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which word doesn't belong with the other three?
Rapt
Absorbed
Inattentive
Immersed
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does Johnny react when he first meets Mattie?
He asks her to go to a movie with him
He's jealous of her interest in Sergio
He wants to promote her to assistant manager
He's unkind to her and feels threatened by her presence
- 12. Multiple Choice
In "The Possibility of Evil", why is Linda not talking to Dave?
She's mad because he added a stamp to the letter Miss Strangeworth dropped and mailed it
She's mad because he wouldn't cut some of Miss Strangeworth's roses for her
Dave's father is dating Miss Strangeworth
Her father received one of Miss Strangeworth's letters, and it accused Dave of things he really didn't do
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does Riyad serve as a foil to Johnny's character?
Riyad is kind and helpful despite being the boss. Johnny is demanding and expects everyone to obey him
They are almost like identical twins, reacting the same way to everything
Johnny is setting Riyad up with a scam so Johnny can get the restaurant when Riyad is arrested
Riyad fires employees who won't obey Johnny
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why does Miss Strangeworth begin to cry at the end of the story?
A letter she wrote caused a woman to stop her plans to have surgery
The townspeople erect a statue to honor her grandfather
The Harris boy kindly stops her and returns a letter she dropped on the way to the post office
Everyone now knows she is the one who's been sending the hateful letters, and they've ripped out her rosebushes
- 15. Multiple Choice
How does the conflict between Mattie and Johnny resolve itself?
She drops Johnny, quits her job, and starts dating Sergio
He asks if she lives with her mom. When he finds she recently died, he realizes what he has in common with her
She drops and breaks a jar of honey and Riyad offers to clean it up
A teenage girl customer is infatuated with Sergio, and Mattie throws her out of the restaurant
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which word doesn't belong with the other three?
Reprehensible
Praiseworthy
Respectable
Admirable
- 17. Multiple Choice
How do Mattie's and Johnny's feelings toward each other change during the story?
He continues to order her around until she finally quits in anger
He comes to respect her as a person and as a cook, so she begins to like him
He gets more and more jealous of her relationship with Sergio and finally fires him
He gets jealous because her pie sells better than his, so he tells her not to cook any longer
- 18. Multiple Choice
How do the teenagers respond to Miss Strangeworth at the post office?
They tell her that her roses are stinking and are causing a drop in tourism
They quiet down, remain respectful, and seem to not want her to get angry with them
They think she is the nicest little old lady in town
They make fun of her and cause her to drop her mail
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which word doesn't belong with the other three?
Negotiable
Certain
Indisputable
Inarguable
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which word doesn't belong with the other three?
Uplifted
Elevated
Honored
Degraded
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